Hospitals helping enroll patients in coverage under the Affordable Care Act in region with little funding for outreach

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Cashier Kelly Mansfield (left) and lead worker Sandra Reyes look over posters encouraging people to sign up for health insurance Jan. 15 before hanging them up in the cafeteria at Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline as part of the hospital’s outreach under the Affordable Care Act.

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Cafeteria cashier Kelly Mansfield puts tape on the back of posters encouraging people to sign up for health insurance Jan. 15 at Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline as part of the hospital’s outreach under the Affordable Care Act.

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Lead cafeteria worker Sandra Reyes (left) and cafeteria cashier Kelly Mansfield get ready to hang posters encouraging people to sign up for health insurance Jan. 15 at Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline as part of the hospital’s outreach under the Affordable Care Act.

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Lead cafeteria worker Sandra Reyes hangs a poster encouraging people to sign up for health insurance Jan. 15 at Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline as part of the hospital’s outreach under the Affordable Care Act.

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CORPUS CHRISTI - In a region that received little federal funding to help people sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, local hospitals have assumed a significant chunk of responsibility to educate patients about the new law and help the uninsured get coverage.